WAUKESHA CITY DART LEAGUE

 

CAPTAIN’S GUIDE

 

2002-2003 SEASON

 

 

A.    CAPTAIN’S DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES & PLAYER FEES                1         

B.    ROSTERS / PLAYERS / SUBS                                                                          1         

C.    BOARD MEMBERS                                                                                          2

D.   LOCATION FEE & SPONSOR FEE                                                                 2

E.    VENDOR OPERATOR FEE                                                                              2

F.     MATCH RULES OF CONDUCT                                                                      3

G.   GENERAL GAME RULES                                                                                3

H.   FORFEITS                                                                                                           4

I.      DROP OFF LOCATIONS                                                                                  4

J.     SCHEDULING &  RESCHEDULING                                                              5

                 BAD WEATHER  &  OVERSCHEDULING                                                     5

K.   STANDINGS                                                                                                       5

L.    TIE IN STANDINGS                                                                                          5

M. MACHINE MALFUNCTION                                                                            5

N.   CITY TOURNAMENT                                                                                       6

O.   AWARDS - PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN & BANQUET                          6

P.     STATE DART TOURNAMENT                                                                       6         

 

 

     

 

 

 

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A.  CAPTAIN’S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.      Be present or send an acting captain to all league matches and meetings.

2.      Inform teammates as to all league rules and regulations.  Please read the rules!!

3.      Collect all necessary player fees.

 

      Cost of Play:  $3.25 per person for a total of $13.00 per week. (NO COINS)

                                    $10.50 per team goes to end of year prize fund

                                      $2.50 per team goes to city dart tournament

 

***  The Galaxy II Dart Boards have the capability of collecting the league fee into the dart board.  We are NOT using that feature this year.             

 

**CASH is the preferred method of payment - $50 charge for checks returned for ANY reason.  If not paid, will be deducted from end of year prize money. 

If you put sponsor fee in envelope, write the amount on the scoresheet stating it is for sponsor fee.

  

4.      SANCTION FEE. Every team in the Waukesha City Dart League will pay a one-time sanction fee of $12.00.  The fee will be deducted from your end of year prize money.  This entitles every team to play in the yearly WAMO State Dart Tournament.  The 2003 WAMO Dart Tournament will be held in La Crosse on

      May 15, 16, 17, 18, 2003.

5.      The HOME CAPTAIN is responsible for supplying and filling out the envelope.    It is suggested that both captains verify the amount of money and seal the envelope.  With the Galaxy II Dart Boards, it is unnecessary to keep a scoresheet.  We have enclosed scoresheets in your start up packet in case the dart board would fail to give player and team names and would have to be played as a regular match using scoresheets.  The scoresheet will also give you the shooting order so you can select your correct shooting order for each night on the Galaxy II Dart Board.  If you want to keep track on a scoresheet, use only 1 sheet of the triple scoresheet or I will run short for the year.  You do not need to turn in a scoresheet.  Your money does not need to be verified by the dropoff bar if both captains witnessed the sealing of the envelope after the correct amount of money was put into the envelope.

6.       VISITING CAPTAIN:  takes the sealed envelope to the drop off location.  Envelopes are due the same night of league play.  Failure to do so will result in a $5.00 fine.  Fines not paid will be deducted from “end of year prize money”.  Drop-off Bars:  Sharkey’s, Backstreet Pub, Sporties, Mulligan’s, and Pfud’s.

 

B.   ROSTERS / PLAYERS / SUBS

1.  There is a maximum of ten players per team.  Once a team has a full roster, no new players can be added without dropping someone.  Dropping players must be done in WRITING on the back of the envelope or on a separate piece of paper.  If written notice is not received, the new player will be considered illegal.  You must get a new sub approved by a board member.

 

2.  Teams may add players (up to the limit) until FEBRUARY 1ST  with Board Approval.

 

NOTE: All subs NOT listed on sign-up sheet at beginning of the year MUST be approved by a Board Member BEFORE they play.  Failure to get approval from a Board

            Member will result in taking away all games won in which the illegal shooter played.

 

3.      New subs may have up to a .75 higher P.P.D. than the person they are subbing for.

 

 

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4.     If a team member moves, is injured and unable to shoot, or switches work shifts, the team can pick up another player to maintain a 10-man roster ONLY with the PRE-APPROVAL of a Board Member.

5.    If a player must leave during a match due to work-related incident or a family emergency, a sub equal to or lower can be brought in.  The sub should arrive within 30 minutes.  Games in which the sub does not play can be played until the sub arrives.  If no sub, resume 3-person format.  With the Galaxy II Dart Board you cannot change names in the middle of a match so the sub would have to shoot

under the name of the person he is subbing for. 

  1. All league players must be of legal drinking age.  Any team caught using an underage player will be dropped from league & prize money forfeited.

 

C.   BOARD MEMBERS  - The Board Members are the same as last year. 

 

The Dart League Board will go to any location at which any team has had a problem.  The Board will settle any and all disputes on rules or behavior.  To report any problems call one of your Board Members.

 

CALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR SUB APPROVALS:  2002-03 Board Members are:

 

Steve “Taco” Gallegos       650-8468                                Jeff & Lucy Wingert        542-1625

Jill Stiratt                          513-9792                                Leah Greinke                 542-9142 (Sporties)

 

Tavern owners on Board:  John Herziger-Pfud’s, and Rob Tallinger-Tallinger’s.

Vendors on Board:  Jukebox Larry

 

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YOU CAN PICK UP A PROTEST FORM AT MULLIGAN’S.  ALL PROTEST MATCHES WILL BE VOTED ON BY TEAM CAPTAINS.  IF TEAM CAPTAINS CAN NOT MAKE A DECISION, THE PROTEST WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, A MEETING WILL BE CALLED, BOTH CAPTAINS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TELL THEIR SIDE AND THE BOARD WILL MAKE THEIR DECISION. 

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D.  LOCATION & SPONSOR FEE

 

1.  SPONSOR FEE will be $30.00 for each team in the league and fees are due NOVEMBER 1st.

 

     *Make checks payable to:  Waukesha City Dart League

 

Sponsor fee:  $25.00 to prize fund $5.00 to secretary supplies.

 

If fee is NOT paid by the end of the dart season, it will be deducted from the team’s end of year prize money.

 

 

E.     VENDOR OPERATOR FEE

 

     VENDOR FEE will be $25.00 for each team in the league and fees are due JANUARY 1st.

 

           *Make checks payable to:  Waukesha City Dart League

 

**This fee goes toward the year end banquet, complimentary to all dart players, tavern owners, and vendors.

 

 

 

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F.      MATCH RULES OF CONDUCT

 

1.   Distracting other players is not allowed.

2.  Common sense and good sportsmanship shall be used during play regarding any questions that might arise.    

3.   Any physical violence, abuse of equipment, poor sportsmanship, or unethical conduct may be grounds for forfeiture of game, match, or expulsion from the league and forfeiture of all moneys.

4.   Flagrant violations must be documented and submitted to the league board, who after review, will

take appropriate action. Any player caught misrepresenting themselves when shooting in league

will be expelled from all dart league activities for one year and will lose all matches involved.

Remember we are here to have fun and enjoy ourselves!!

               

G.  GENERAL GAME RULES

1. STARTING TIME:  7:30pm with a 15 minute grace period.  The four players that start a match must be the ones that finish match (See “Except Rule B”).  If a team is not there after 15 minutes, the 1st game is forfeited.  If not there by the end of first game, ALL games are forfeited.  The team short players at the time of start, may play the games with three (3) players present.  Absent player must use score of 301.  The team makes up the money for missing player.  If the 4th player comes BEFORE the 4th game is over, he/she CAN play the rest of the games.  If the 4th player arrives AFTER the 4th game, he/she CANNOT play any games-score will be 301 for each game.                                      

YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 PLAYERS!!!

 

      2.  Each player throws a maximum of three (3) darts per round, however it is not required that a   player throw all three (3) darts on every turn.  Your partners score must be lower than your 2 opponents combined score in order to win the game. 

 

3.  DARTS:  Players may use their own, if meeting the following requirements:

 

a.  They must be plastic tip darts.

b.  Flights may be any length, so long as the dart does not exceed 8” in total length.  Flights must not exceed ¾” from shaft to flight edge and may not have more than four (4) wings.

c.  They must NOT exceed 18 grams in weight each.  In the event someone may have used darts exceeding 18 grams the games that player shot in will be forfeited.

     Darts may not have broken or cutoff tips.

 

4.  DISTANCE:  All players must stand with both feet not closer than the front edge of the

           FOUL LINE or 8’ from the face of the game.

 

5.  DART THROWN:  A dart thrown that sticks but does not register MUST be pushed in to register IMMEDIATELY after it is thrown.  A dart thrown that registers but does not stick, may NOT be thrown again.  The score registered, stands.  If a dart bounces off the board, it is considered a thrown dart even if it does not score. It may not be thrown again.  If a dart is thrown before the “throw dart” message lights, the dart is considered thrown and may not be thrown again.

 

***  GALAXY II DART BOARDS HAVE A BUILT IN FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO USE THE UP ARROW AND ERASE UP TO 8 DARTS THROWN OUT OF TURN.  IF A PERSON DOES NOT PULL OUT HIS DARTS IN TIME AND SCORES ON THE NEXT SHOOTERS SCORE, YOU CAN PUSH THE UP ARROW AND IT WILL ERASE EACH DART THAT SCORED AND ADD BACK THE NUMBER TO THEIR SCORE.  IF YOU HAVE 2 “BOB’S” ON A TEAM AND ONE SHOOTS FOR THE OTHER YOU CAN ERASE THE 3 DARTS THROWN AND HAVE THE CORRECT BOB SHOOT.

 

6.  OUT-OF-TURN:  it is each player’s responsibility to see the machine is displaying the appropriate player’s number prior to throwing any darts.  Player MUST push the “player change” button, if you do not push “player change” button and you score points, both you & your partner lose a turn.  If you BUST score goes back to original score before any darts were thrown.

                                             

 

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***  GALAXY II DART BOARDS HAVE A BUILT IN FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO USE THE UP ARROW AND ERASE UP TO 8 DARTS THROWN OUT OF TURN.  IF A PERSON DOES NOT PULL OUT HIS DARTS IN TIME AND SCORES ON THE NEXT SHOOTERS SCORE, YOU CAN PUSH THE UP ARROW AND IT WILL ERASE EACH DART THAT SCORED AND ADD BACK THE NUMBER TO THEIR SCORE.  IF YOU HAVE 2 “BOB’S” ON A TEAM AND ONE SHOOTS FOR THE OTHER YOU CAN ERASE THE 3 DARTS THROWN AND HAVE THE CORRECT BOB SHOOT.

 

7.  IF A PLAYER THROWS WHILE THE MACHINE IS DISPLAYING AN OPPONENT’S NUMBER:

a.  If the player has thrown less than three darts, the machine is advanced to the correct position by use of the “player change” button and you are allowed to throw your remaining darts.  The game then proceeds normally with the opponent shooting next.

b.  If a player throws all three darts on his opponent’s number before the infraction is noticed, that player has completed their turn and the machine is advanced to the proper opponent number the opponent gets their full compliment of three (3) darts and the game proceeds as normal.  If a player throws out of turn and ends the game on that turn, their team loses that game.

 

8.  IF A PLAYER THROWS WHEN THE MACHINE IS DISPLAYING THEIR PARTNER’S NUMBER:

a.  If a player has thrown all three (3) darts, his turn is complete.  The machine is then advanced to the correct player position and play resumes, except that both players from the infracting team lose their next turn.      

b.  If a player has thrown less than three (3) darts when the infraction is noticed, the machine is advanced to correct player position, and he/she is allowed to throw the remainder of his darts.  Machine is advanced to correct player and play resumes, except both players from infracting team lose their next turn.

c.  If a player reaches 0 while shooting on his partner’s number, that team loses the game.

 

9.  TIE SCORE:  In the event of a tie score, first team to reach 0 wins.

 

     10.  BYES:  Teams who have a BYE, do NOT pay or play. 

 

H.  FORFEITS

      1.  DURING SEASON:  When a team fails to show up and not call, it is considered a forfeit.  When a forfeit occurs, the team that DID SHOW RECEIVES WINS and the team that did NOT SHOW will receive LOSSES.  The team that DID SHOW must turn in an envelope with the weekly fee enclosed, along with a scoresheet proving the forfeit.  The team that DID NOT SHOW will be fined a $25.00 forfeiture fine and will also owe the weekly fee.

  2.  FORFEIT WITHIN LAST 5 WEEKS OF THE SEASON:  When a team forfeits within the last

      5 weeks, that team will be dropped from the league and all moneys paid in will be forfeited.

      $25.00 forfeiture fine will be charged.

      3.  Any team forfeiting 2 weeks in a row or 3 for the season will be automatically dropped.  All moneys paid in will be forfeited.

 

I.  DROP OFF LOCATIONS:    

            1.  SHARKEY’S BILLIARDS – 2454 N. Grandview

2.  MULLIGAN’S PUB – 332 Williams St. 

3.  PFUDPUCKER’S - 921 Friedman Drive

4.  SPORTIES SPORTS BAR - 333 W. Sunset Drive

      5.  BACKSTREET PUB – 711 Morgan Ave.

It is the VISITING TEAM CAPTAIN that takes the sealed envelope to a drop off location.  Any extra money in the envelope must be written on the back of the envelope what the money is for.  Envelopes MUST be turned in the SAME NIGHT OF LEAGUE PLAY. 

 

 

 

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      J.  SCHEDULING  /  RESCHEDULING  /  OVERSCHEDULING  /  WEATHER

 

 1.  SCHEDULING:  You will play each other once at home and once away.

2.     RESCHEDULING:  In case of emergency, the rescheduling must be accepted by BOTH teams.  Makeup games must be played within 2 weeks of original date and at the convenience of the team that did not postpone the original night of league play or it is considered a forfeit.

 

**** WEATHER EMERGENCY:  In case of bad weather, call one of the drop off locations after 5pm.  The Board Members will decide whether or not darts will be canceled and will let the drop off locations know their decision.  If league play has been canceled, it is up to the 2 team captains if they feel it is safe for their players to get to the match location scheduled.  If they BOTH agree, they can play.  However, it is NOT MANDATORY.  If the match is not played, it is up to the 2 team captains to reschedule as soon as possible.  If a team does NOT call and fails to show up it will be a forfeit.

 

3.  OVERSCHEDULING:  It is extremely difficult to coordinate 5 to 6 leagues shooting on the same night so that teams will be home and away.  There may be a night when too many teams are at home.  We are asking each team captain to handle this by going to the visiting team’s location if a board is available, and the next time you are scheduled to play that team, they should return the courtesy by playing at your home location.

 

K.  STANDINGS 

 

Standings will be sent to each dart board via the phone modem and to each person that gives me an E-mail address.  If you want the standings mailed to you, you need to request that by calling me. The standings will list the teams’ position and  the individual player P.P.D. average.  You will not appear on the standings report until you have played in 50% of the total games played.  You will only keep track of Total Darts Thrown and Total Points remaining at end of match (Points Per Dart = PPD).  Cricket will be Total Darts Thrown and Marks Per Round (MPR).

 

L.  TIE IN STANDINGS 

 

In case of a tie in standings for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, there will be a playoff match.  The 1st team to win 7 games will be the winner.  The tie MUST be played the 1st week after the season ends at the latest.

 

M.  MACHINE MALFUNCTION           

 

In the event the electronics of the machine fails during a game and NO scores register, the captains will write down the last scores before the machine error and the bar will furnish 4 quarters to start the game over.  The scores will be punched out to the scores written down by the captains.  The game will continue, starting with the same player as when the machine errored.  If the machine still does not work, the team captains will decide to call a repairman, or go to the visiting team’s home bar to play the game if they have a board available.  In the event you go to the visiting team’s home bar, it will be common courtesy to trade the next time you are scheduled to play that team so each location has the benefit of a home game.  If neither team’s home bar has a board available, captains can decide whether to go to another bar to play or to reschedule.  If a player causes the game to tilt (end game), by kicking or slamming on the front of the game, that team will automatically LOSE THAT GAME!

 

 

 

 

 

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N.  CITY TOURNAMENT – 1 day only at SHARKEY’S      Sat. April 26, 2003

 

Teams who want to participate in the Waukesha City Dart Tournament MUST fill out a City Tournament Entry Form - Enclosed in your “start-up” packet.

 

1.  A team may sign up 4 regular team shooters who have played together on the same team, in same league, plus an alternate from your team/league.

 

*******Your team WILL be placed according to the 4 HIGHEST P.P.D.’s on your entry form*******

 

2.  To be eligible for City Tournament, a player must have played 5 WEEKS by MARCH 1ST!!

3.  Sign in the day of City Tournament by NOON - Tournament begins at 12:30 p.m.

                              NO GRACE PERIOD

4.  Entry forms accepted starting Feb. 1ST .  ALL entry forms MUST be turned in by MARCH 1ST

 

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                        NO LATE CITY TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!

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5.  Tournament format will be round robin - which means all teams will play each other in their division.  Winner will be determined by the highest number of wins.  In the event of ties, for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, there will be playoffs.  If a team enters but due to scheduling can’t make the city tournament, they get the last place money.  If a team enters but does not show up, they forfeit all city money.

 

O.  AWARDS - PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN & BANQUET

 

1.  AWARDS:  A sponsor will receive a plaque for 1st place teams.  Individual trophies or plaques will go to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.  Trophies/plaques will go to the top 3 males and top 3 females in each league.  Player must have played 75% of games for award eligibility.

 

2.  PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN:  70% of prize money per team WINS 

                                                   30% of prize money per team LOSSES.

3.  BANQUET:  The Annual End of Year Awards Banquet and Dart Tournament will be

                         Sat., April 19th AT THE V.F.W. on Delafield St.

 

P.  STATE DART TOURNAMENT      

 

  The 2003 State Dart Tournament will be held in LaCrosse on May 15-18 at the LaCrosse Center.

 

Eligibility:  Anyone may attend the tournament, but you must have played 48 games in a sanctioned league.  If interested in participating, you must request a tournament packet.  Requested packets will be dropped off at your sponsor’s location after we have received them from the state committee.  Hotel rooms are also available, if you need a room fill out the sheet for room reservations in your “start-up” packet.  If you are going to state, send in your hotel room reservation sheet ASAP!

 

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